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Audit cycles that close.On schedule.

01 · Internal Audit

Risk-based.
Operationally grounded.

Internal audit that goes beyond compliance checkboxes. We audit the processes that actually drive your business — identifying control gaps, operational risks, and process inefficiencies before they become expensive problems. Risk-based scope, clear findings, actionable recommendations.

SCOPE

Process & Controls Review end-to-end process walkthroughs, control identification, and gap analysis

SCOPE

Financial Controls AP/AR cycles, procurement, payroll, treasury, and reporting controls

SCOPE

Operational Efficiency process redundancy, turnaround time, and cost-control effectiveness

SCOPE

Compliance Monitoring internal policy adherence, regulatory alignment, and delegation of authority

FINDINGS

Control Weaknesses rated by severity and business impact, with root cause analysis

FINDINGS

Process Gaps areas where absence of controls creates operational or financial exposure

OUTPUT

Audit Report executive summary, detailed findings, risk ratings, and management action plan

OUTPUT

Follow-up Review tracking management responses and closure of action items

Risk-based audit planProcess walkthrough documentationControl matrixFindings reportManagement action trackerClosure review
Our approach
"We don't audit against a template. We audit against the specific risks of your business — the controls that matter, the processes that carry the most exposure, and the gaps that will cost you if they stay open."
02 · Audit Support

Your auditors need information.
Your team needs to run the business.

A rigorous audit is a sign your company has arrived at a stage that demands one. The information requests, document pulls, and clarification rounds that come with it are real — and they fall on the same team that needs to keep the business running. We coordinate the audit process on your behalf, so your management team stays focused on operations and your auditor gets what they need, when they need it.

3–4
Months a major statutory audit typically runs
40–60%
Finance team bandwidth a major audit typically requires
0
Business decisions that wait for the audit to end
SCOPE

Information Request Management all auditor queries logged, assigned, and responded to on a defined cadence

SCOPE

Document Coordination pulling, reviewing, and organising documents before they go to the auditor

SCOPE

Auditor Liaison single point of contact for the audit team's day-to-day queries

SCOPE

Schedule Management tracking open items, managing timelines, ensuring no query goes cold

OUTCOME

Finance team protected leadership stays focused on operations and decisions, not audit admin

OUTCOME

Audit closes faster organised, responsive, complete information reduces back-and-forth cycles

The founding insight
"We have managed simultaneous diligences and audit processes from inside a company. We know every information request before it arrives, because we've been the ones drafting them."
Feature list
Works alongside statutory auditors from any firm — Big Four, mid-tier, or specialist
Engageable at any point in the audit cycle — not just at the start
Especially valuable during first-year audits with a new firm, or when company complexity has grown significantly year-on-year
Also engaged when companies face concurrent audits — statutory + tax + internal simultaneously
03 · MIS

Management information
that actually informs.

Most MIS reports are created by finance teams under time pressure, read by management for five minutes, and filed. The numbers are there. The insight isn't. We design MIS frameworks that surface what leadership actually needs to see — at the right frequency, in the right format, with the right commentary.

DESIGN

MIS Framework defining what to measure, at what frequency, and for which audience

DESIGN

Report Architecture executive dashboard, operational reports, and departmental views designed separately for separate audiences

BUILD

Monthly / Weekly Reporting P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, and KPI tracking

BUILD

Variance Analysis actual vs. budget vs. prior period, with narrative commentary on key movements

BUILD

Business Unit Reports segment-level performance where relevant

OPERATIONS

Reporting-Ready Books books of account structured for MIS, board, investor, and audit use

OUTPUT

Board Packs condensed, decision-oriented summaries for board and investor reporting

OUTPUT

Investor MIS formatted to investor expectations for funded companies with reporting obligations

OPERATIONS

Book Closure Support month-end and year-end close discipline, cut-off controls, and sign-off readiness

OPERATIONS

Books Streamlining chart of accounts, workflows, and processes aligned to how you need to report

REVIEW

Existing MIS Audit reviewing current reports for accuracy, relevance, and what's missing

The standard we hold
"A good MIS report should answer the three questions that matter to a business leader at 9am on a Monday: Where did we end last month? Where are we now? What should I be worried about?"
04 · Virtual CFO

Senior financial leadership
when your next stage demands it.

Every company at the right stage of growth reaches a point where financial decisions carry real weight — fundraising, banking relationships, board reporting, compliance — and the speed of those decisions depends on having serious financial leadership in the room. A Virtual CFO gives you that leadership now, engaged part-time at the intensity your stage requires, without the search timeline, equity cost, or hiring risk of a full-time appointment.

SMEs
Small and medium enterprises
Partner-led
Named senior practitioner accountable for your finance function
Monthly
Engagement reviewed — scales with stage and demand

Scope is curated to your priorities — deliverables, cadence, and intensity are agreed upfront and adjusted as your needs evolve.

STRATEGIC

Financial Strategy cash planning, capital allocation, and financial roadmap aligned to business stage

STRATEGIC

Fundraise Readiness investor-grade MIS, financial model, and a structured data room built for diligence purposes

OPERATIONAL

Monthly Close managing the accounting close, reviewing financials, and signing off on accuracy

OPERATIONAL

Banking & Treasury lender relationships, credit facility management, cash flow optimisation

OPERATIONAL

Compliance Oversight ensuring statutory timelines are met across tax, GST, and corporate filings

BOARD

Board & Investor Reporting presenting at board meetings, responding to investor queries, managing reporting obligations

TRANSITION

CFO Search Support when you're ready to hire a full-time CFO, we help structure the search and manage a clean handover

TRANSITION

Finance Team Build defining the team structure below CFO level and helping hire into it

Named partner engagement — not a rotating team, not a shared resource pool. One senior person who knows your business.
Minimum 2 days per week — present in your operations, on your calls, in your board meetings
Scales with you — engagement intensity increases as fundraise, audit season, or board demand increases
No equity dilution — unlike a CFO hire at an early stage, VCFO engagement requires no equity compensation
Who this is for
"The companies who get the most from a VCFO engagement are those at the point where financial decisions are outpacing the team's current structure — a raise on the horizon, a board that needs reporting, a banking relationship that needs managing. The VCFO brings the structure before it becomes urgent."
05 · Forensic Audit

We find what wasn't
meant to be found.

Forensic audit is not regular audit with a different name. It is a structured investigation — into a specific allegation, anomaly, or suspected irregularity — conducted with the precision and documentation standards required for legal or regulatory proceedings. Confidential. Methodical. Independent.

TRIGGER

Suspected Fraud or Misappropriation cash, inventory, procurement, or vendor fraud

TRIGGER

Whistleblower Allegations employee complaints or anonymous disclosures requiring independent investigation

TRIGGER

Transaction Anomalies unexplained entries, related-party irregularities, or audit qualifications requiring follow-up

TRIGGER

M&A Pre-close Concerns post-term sheet discovery of financial irregularities before a deal closes

METHOD

Data Analysis systematic review of financial records, transaction logs, and accounting entries for patterns

METHOD

Document Examination contracts, invoices, approvals, and correspondence reviewed against financial records

METHOD

Interviews & Inquiries structured conversations with relevant personnel, conducted independently

OUTPUT

Forensic Report findings documented to evidential standards, suitable for legal or regulatory proceedings

Full confidentiality — engagement scoped and conducted on a need-to-know basis within the organisation
Independence maintained — forensic team has no prior relationship with the subject of investigation
Evidence-grade documentation — every finding supported by contemporaneous documentation, trail-preserved
Litigation-ready output — report structured to support legal proceedings, regulatory disclosure, or insurance claims where applicable
Works alongside legal counsel — coordinated with the company's lawyers where proceedings are anticipated
Note on scope
"Forensic audit is commissioned when something doesn't add up and you need to know why. We treat every mandate with the assumption that the findings will be seen by someone other than you — a court, a regulator, a board, an insurer. That standard of care applies from day one."

Start a
mandate.

Tell us what you're dealing with. Four fields — we'll come back within 2 working days with an honest view of scope and whether we're the right fit.

Every submission reviewed by a practitioner. Not an intake team.

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